Texas governor signs law banning gender-transition healthcare for minors

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill into law on Friday, banning gender-transition healthcare for children.

The law goes into effect on Sept. 1, and forbids healthcare providers in the state from performing surgeries related to gender transition to children. Likewise, healthcare providers are also not allowed to prescribe hormones or puberty blockers to children under the law.

Those who are found violating this law could have their medical license revoked.

Several exceptions are given in the law to children already undergoing gender transition, such as those currently receiving hormones or puberty blockers...